1. Creation of large flat floor learning space Workshop 1. Bev Robinson ESS Pam Woolner ECLS Ulrike Thomas ECLS Georgina Robson ESS 13 th January 2014

2. 2 workshops 13 th January 2015 To consider what we would like and how we could use such a space. 3 rd February 2015 Feedback on designs developed following ideas generated in the January workshop Student consultation A workshop open to all students to input into the design ideas generated from today’s workshop A workshop with architectural students to explore the ideas and designs from todays workshop. Large flat floor learning space

3. 13 th January 2015 Workshop Participants Over 120 people invited to attend today or provide email input - 36 responses – 9 academics & 13 professional support staff attending today Academics who have been involved in/shown an interest in exploring different ways of delivering learning and teaching Equate project Learning and Teaching Conference Keynote session Director of Excellence in Learning and Teaching ESS design refurbishment working groups Word of mouth Libraries Conferencing Exams Research institutes Professional Services Estates Planning and Improvements NUIT Audio visual services, computer cluster support team Estate faculty co-ordinators Learning Teaching and Development Services Time tabling team Large flat floor learning space

4. Large room for learning that provides some flexibility for working with large groups of people. i.e. not a fixed rake lecture theatre Capacity 150 people plus? What could you/would you use this type of space for? What do you need in this space to support it? Large flat floor learning space

5. Engineering Lab Melbourne University What/who is it for?

6. Large flat floor learning space Melbourne University Multi use? How adaptable does the space need to be? What else is required to support this?

7. Large flat floor learning space Bright or calming Daylight or no daylight Warm or cool

8. In groups and using the materials provided generate two or three room layouts to demonstrate how a large flat floor teaching room could be used by yourselves, your school, your faculty, the University. What do we want to do in there? Who is for? Primary users. What would we need? What furniture? What technology? What environment – daylight, ventilation, heating, acoustics What support spaces might we need? –storage? What resource/support would the space need? Have you seen any spaces anywhere that provide and example of what would be good? How could a big flat floor HE space be used for effective learning and teaching?

9. Large flat floor learning space What Next: We’ll take away the proposals and analyse the key uses and requirements Sketch up some options based on the above Share these with all who have registered and interest 2 nd Workshop on Tuesday 3 rd November 2pm - 3.30pm gain feedback on the proposals Meet with students and discuss the proposals with them